Volleyball

Theresa Beeckman To Speak At Volleyball Coaching Symposium

Theresa Beeckman will be one of the featured speakers at the 2010 Premier Volleyball Academy's Coaching Symposium. (Photo by Joe Gorby)

Dec 24, 2009

The Ferris State University women's volleyball program will have
a presence at the Premier
Volleyball Academy's Annual Coaching Symposium on Saturday,
January 16, 2010 as Bulldog assistant coach Theresa
Beeckman is scheduled to be among the featured speakers.

The event will be held at the Premier Academy in Maumee, Ohio,
from 10 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. (EST). The registration cost is $65
per person for the annual coaching symposium. Besides
Beeckman, the list of speakers includes Ohio State head coach Geoff
Carlson, Toledo head coach Greg Smith, and Oakland head coach Rob
Beam among others.

Beeckman, who completed her fifth year at Ferris State this
fall as a member of head coach Tia
Brandel-Wilhelm's staff, will give a presentation entitled
"Long Beach State Setting: Training hands and feet to run your
offense."

This 2009 season, Beeckman played a key part in helping lead
Ferris State to a 19-12 overall record and the program's
15th NCAA Division II National Tournament appearance.

Prior to this season, Beeckman had an article entitled "Blocking
from a Catcher's Point of View" published in the April 22nd edition
of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)'s drill
bulletin Volleyball Ace Power Tips.

At Ferris State, Beeckman not only has on-floor responsibilities
but also is involved in recruiting and administrative functions for
the women's volleyball program. She graduated from the NCAA Women's
Coaching Academy in the summer of 2008.

Beeckman spent four years as the head women's volleyball coach
at Delta College in University Center, Mich., before arriving to
Ferris State. A USA Volleyball Accreditation Program
certification recipient, Beeckman directed Delta College to a 73-88
mark during her coaching tenure which included a school-record 27
victories in the 2004 season. Under her guidance, the Pioneers
registered the best three-year stretch in the program's history
from 2002-04.

Beeckman was the head volleyball coach at Saginaw (Mich.) Nouvel
Catholic Central High School from 1995-2001 after spending one
season as coaching the school's junior varsity team.

A native of Bridgeport, Mich., Beeckman played softball for four
seasons at Saginaw Valley State University where she earned
all-conference plaudits as a catcher in the 1997 and 1998 seasons.
She was honored as the Cardinals' Most Improved Player for the 1996
campaign.